Month: April 2026
How Judd Zebersky Turned Jazwares Into a Global Toy Leader
Few founders in consumer products can trace a clearer line from professional pivot to industry dominance. Judd Zebersky left a law practice he built from scratch to explore toy manufacturing in China, armed with curiosity and little else. Twenty-nine years later, the company he started, Jazwares, employed roughly 1,400 people and distributed products in more…
Read MoreKelcy Warren on Pipelines, Spreads, and the Art of Midstream
Most people think about energy in terms of drillingwho finds the oil, who takes the risk, who strikes it rich. Kelcy Warren thinks in terms of what happens after the well comes in. Where does the crude go? How does the gas get from the wellhead to a market that can actually use it? Who…
Read MoreThe Ecological Footprint Framework Behind Colcom Foundation’s Mission
Colcom Foundation relies on ecological footprint analysis as one of its core tools for measuring environmental sustainability. Unlike carbon emissions data alone, the ecological footprint attempts to capture the full range of resources a population consumes and the waste it generates, measured against the biologically productive land and water available to absorb that demand. What…
Read MoreHow Justin Nelson Built a JP Morgan Team Around Human Connection
Most finance executives spend their careers chasing returns. Justin Nelson, a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, has spent his chasing something harder to quantify: trust. Over nearly 30 years overseeing more than $15 billion in assets, Nelson has come to believe that the human element of wealth management matters as much as any…
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